Texas, 1954

Tornadoes in Texas, April 29, 1954

April 29, 1954 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Runnels

When
April 29, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.850, -99.950

Tornado, Jones

When
April 29, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
32.620, -99.750

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10122699, 10122700.